Almost there
The crossword clue "Almost there" is answered by CLOSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CLOSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CLOSE answer page.
Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ITSNOTFAR (2 uses in xd)
- SOCLOSE (2 uses in xd)
- BOUDIT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CLOSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CLOSE, most used first.
- Nearby - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Shut - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Intimate - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Near - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- In the neighborhood - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Buddy-buddy - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- "__, but no cigar!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- In the ballpark - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- In the vicinity - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Like some calls - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Neck and neck - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Actress Glenn - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Very near - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Within walking distance - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- "Almost!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Seal the deal - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Shut down - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Go out of business - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "Who's there?" response - ITSME, used 63 times
- "___ there yet?" - AREWE, used 43 times
- "Who's there?" reply - ITSME, used 43 times
- The ones over there - THOSE, used 41 times
- "There, there" - ITSOK, used 32 times
- "Over There" composer - COHAN, used 29 times
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